Scirpophaga xanthogastrella

Scirpophaga xanthogastrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. xanthogastrella
Binomial name
Scirpophaga xanthogastrella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Apurima xanthogastrella Walker, 1863
  • Apurima costalis Moore, 1886

Scirpophaga xanthogastrella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Taiwan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.[2]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm for males and 27–36 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings of the males are pale ochreous white and those of the females are white with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.

The larvae possibly feed on Saccharum arundinaceum and Saccharum spontaneum, but these records may be based on a misindentification.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)


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